Jens Lekman

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Coachella: DiS' 2008 Review

From the archive... Powering through the desert at as close to 666mph as laws allow, DiS wonders exactly how this Coachella will surpass the mania of last year»

Diane Cluck, Lou Barlow, CocoRosie, Casiotone For The Painfully Alone, Marissa Nadler, Times New Viking and Jens Lekman (plus a few hundred others...) all play a live radio session down the phone. Sounds good? Yeah, it is actually...»

Explosions' ATP: the DiS review

In Depth by DiS Festivals

DiS does ATP for a second weekend, this time boarding the Minehead train for Explosions In The Sky's little lot, including De La Soul, Battles and Mono»

DiS Festival Diary: My first-ever ATP

In Depth by Luke Slater

DiS's ATP virgin Luke Slater heads to Camber for the first of two May weekenders, taking in Bon Iver, Sebadoh and the glee of Los Campesinos!»

South By Southwest 2008: the DiSummary

In Depth by Sean Adams

DiS trawls Austin looking for the Next Big Thing alongside fellow Brits abroad with the same intentions; settles for catching known highlights and a selection of buzz acts definitely worth the hype»

A Month, or two, In Records: November 2007

In Depth by Mike Diver

Time got away from DiS somewhat last month, what with this thing called a 're-launch', so this month we take a look back not only at November's best albums, but also our top ten picks from October. After all, those vouchers from nan aren't gonna spend themselves come Boxing Day»

DiS's albums of 2007: reader voting is now open!

In Depth by Mike Diver

With Christmas now peeking over the horizon, DiS invites its readers to vote for your top ten of 2007, from our editorially selected shortlist of 50. Choose five of your favourites here. Voting, it will close this Friday, December 7, with the results running December 14»

A late night call to Kortedala: DiS gets serious with Jens Lekman

In Depth by Charles Ubaghs

Recorded at Lekman’s flat in Kortedala (a suburb of his native Gothenburg) his latest LP once again finds the lovelorn 26-year-old Swede crafting tales of loves lost with a sound that embraces everything from orchestral pop to a hint of vintage Eurodisco. DiS recently rang up a rather ill Lekman at an incredibly impolite hour on a Monday night to discuss his music, his life and just why he was compelled to watch 230 episodes of M*A*S*H last year.»